Customer Reviews

Executive Docking Station for Sportster Replay

5 star:		(4)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

And here's why:

Got this thing to use with a Sportster.

My wife and I have been trying to get this thing working - meaning, positioning the antenna - for the last 2 hours. It would go to 3 bars for a second, then down to none - in the same place. It would receive ok in the exact MIDDLE of the room - held up in the air - but not in the window... It would work when hand-held, but not when in the EXACT location placed on a book or something, would not work.

It didn't work right in front of a window, but would suddenly spring to life in a position which made no sense - such as when I was standing in a ridiculous pose (making fun of the unit) and pointing it right at the ceiling.

It did receive fine.... out front of the house. I'm not drilling holes for a 50' extension antenna...

So as we were exasperated and a bit stunned at what seemed to be not-ready-for-primetime technology, I decided to try something....

I took the receiver that came with the Sportster... plugged it into the Sportster unit, and plugged that into the Docking Station... instantly, 3 bars. I moved all around the room and the least I got was 2; I covered it with my body, though, and that stopped the reception. But that makes sense, unlike the laughable and erratic performance of the Directed base unit.

So, it comes down to the antenna. Frankly, if the quality of the antenna is this poor, it doesn't say much for the base unit as a whole.

1 star because without the antenna, there is no reason to own it!

And guess what? Here's a bonus critique: the display on the base unit stopped working correctly >>three minutes<< after powering it up for the first time.

It's junk as far as I'm concerned, and based on the quality of the antenna that came with the Sirius unit I'll buy another one of those and look for another in-home solution.

Yes, maybe I got a bum unit. But I doubt it...

I bought this the other day. I can't get receiption at my house anywhere, even outside. I took it over to my mom's house who lives 30 mins away, worked perfect. I took it home, no receiption. The very next day I took it back to my moms, no reeiption.

Sirius works perfect in my car, so I guess I'll go buy a car antenna (which costs $35 new) and try and use that instead of the home antenna it comes with and see if that might work.

I bought this last night, and I really like it. I have had absolutely no antenna issues, as I put the antenna on the window sill and it's been at a minimum of 2 bars and most times a full 3. The on-board clock works fine also.

I like the look of this much better than the sportster boombox I use at work, but I do feel that I could get the boombox a lot louder if i wanted.

Overall, this has been a great purchase, and completes all my sportster gear.

When my original docking station stopped working, I was at a loss. I have been listening to my Sirius Satellite Radio, every day, since it was given to me as a gift in 2005. I immediately went to every electronics store to see if I could get a replacement, however, seeing that my radio was the original Sportster version, it was no longer compatible with any of the newer docking stations available. I decided to try Amazon and was delighted to find exactly what I was looking for. The unit was brand new, priced reasonably enough and was delivered in 1/2 the time as stated. I plugged it in, upon receipt and was delighted to be able to continue being able to listen to my satellite radio. Amazon is a great way to find those ""hard to find" items. I am extremely satisfied with my purchase and would recommend the seller to my friends.

I have not had much luck getting reception. One minute I'll have three bars, the next, nothing. I also got a newer sirius for our 2nd car and have been experiencing the same reception problem. The older antennas are much, much better.

I've had this thing in my office for over five years and haven't had a problem one. Not liking this b/c of signal issues is like not liking a car b/c you ran out of gas.

If you want Sirius/XM in your home or office, this is ideal.
The small speakers sound great. I had it up and running in less
than 5 minutes. The Sirius Universal Remote also controls the sound
on this product, too. Executive Docking Station for Sportster Replay

The Executive Docking Station is a top-notch piece of hardware that provides stellar sound that is very compact and easy to move between areas in your home or backyard. For such a small product, the sound quality is amazing. I switched to this from the boombox, and it just saves to much space and is a better product. As per the other reviewers discussing the inability to get a signal, it is my understanding that it has nothing to do with the radio but the area where they live (lots of trees means you won't get the best signal possible). I highly recommend this.

I had purchased the Executive Docking Station for Sportster Replay on May 20th & a few weeks later only the cable cord arrived by UPS. I was hoping it would be here by Father's day but now I'm just wondering when I should be expecting the rest of what I had ordered?